Meriaura reports carbon footprint

Meriaura starts reporting CO2 emissions of each voyage performed. The reports are issued with Fleetrange, an IoT based optimizing tool for operational awareness, that has been in use at Meriaura since 2017. Meriaura has been the piloting partner in developing the optimizing tool together with Fleetrange.

Meriaura aims at digitalizing the
operations through optimization of shipments and minimizing ballast legs.
Fleetrange updates the situational picture (ships’ positions, speed, and ETAs)
as well as weather and ice conditions in real time. “The vessels’ programmes change frequently,
and Fleetrange helps us to evaluate the impact of the changes to the schedules
and profitability. We are able to react to changes quicker than before”, says
Elisa Mikkolainen, Managing Director of Meriaura Group.

The
environmental aspect is a key feature in Fleetrange. When planning the
schedules of the fleet, minimizing fuel consumption is essential. Fleetrange
tracks the fuel consumption and CO2 emission both by voyage as well as by
transported unit. The carbon footprint is compared to other modes of
transportation. “We are very interested to see how much lower the emission
levels are with our new EcoCoasters which consume about half of the fuel
compared to traditional vessels of the same size.” Meriaura can now create a report in Fleetrange
showing accurately how much fuel was consumed, and what kind of emission levels
generated in a specific shipment.

The development will not stop here: in the
nearest future Meriaura hopes to expand the reporting. All greenhouse gases should be taken into
account, not only CO2. This applies for example to LNG, a major source of
methane emissions contributing to global warming. “Environment is of great
concern to both Meriaura and our customers. Therefore, we want to develop our
environmental reporting. Eco-efficiency and customer satisfaction go hand in
hand”, Mikkolainen says.